to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to disperse; to take a castle
to make one's own; to take possession of
being good-for-nothing; useless person
before an event takes place
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
some book; book about that subject; books
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
lost article; something forgotten
good bye; I'm off; see you later
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
working away from the office